_ 398 _ Document No. (4): In March 1510, Afonso de Albuquerque sent Ruy Gomes and Frey Joao to Shah Ismail Safavid, King of Persia, with a letter containing the instructions. (page no. 24) Document No. (5): Dom Gonçalo Fernandes sent a letter to Dom Manuel I. The letter was written in December 1510. (page no. 33) Document No. (6): On 12th of July 1511, King “Dom Manuel I” of Lisbon sent a letter to the priest of Segovia, Dom Fradique, informing him about the Persian siege of the Turkish-controlled city of Aleppo and his receipt of gifts from the King of Persia. (page no. 49) Document No. (7): On 25th of August 1511, an anonymous writer from Rhodes sent a letter to an unknown address, in which he reported news about King Ismail Safavid that came via Rhodes and Venice in 1511, that one of King Ismail Safavid’s captains revolted and seized Kerman, so the Turks sent forces to Kerman, but the Persian captain attacked them and eliminated most of the Turkish forces. (page no. 52) Document No. (8): Afonso de Albuquerque sent a letter to King Santo Antonio
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